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Most everyone knows the story of Edmond Dantès, the wrongfully-incarcerated hero of 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' But how familiar are you really with the classic?

In case of narrative emergency, break glass.

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When done well, pop-up books can be engaging, imaginative, and even works of artistic brilliance.

Even the world's most accomplished authors and poets occasionally suffer from this terrifying affliction.

The title page of this guide to the world's fauna rightly boasts "13 coloured plates and numerous illustrations in the text." The illustrations are the best part.

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Orwell never acknowledged that he borrowed from 'We,' but the uncanny similarities make it hard to conclude otherwise.

'The Bell Jar,' which came out just one month before Sylvia Plath died by suicide at age 30, is the writer's only published novel.

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" isn't in the book, for one thing.

You don't have to be pre-med (or a fan of medical soaps) to know this iconic textbook. But did you know about the drama behind its title?

George Orwell endured a case of tuberculosis and a near-death experience while writing Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Even if you’ve already read about Winston Smith’s struggle against Big Brother, there are a few facts, stories, and theories about 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' that are worth a closer look.

The horror icon would really rather you not read any of these.

C.S. Lewis’s most popular non-Narnia novel is a delicious, perceptive treatise on the weaknesses of human nature. Here are 12 little-known facts about The Screwtape Letters, its development, and its enduring impact.

For his 1952 novella 'The Old Man and the Sea,' Ernest Hemingway based some qualities of his lead character on his own fishing boat captain.

If it's been a while since you picked up author Aldous Huxley’s 1932 classic, here are some facts about the novel and its legacy.

Whether you prefer the 1925 movie featuring Lon Chaney, the original Broadway production, or the 2004 Gerard Butler remake, there’s no question that the chandelier crash scene is one of the most iconic moments in The Phantom of the Opera.

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'Goodnight Moon' is a deceptively simple children’s book that remains one of the most universal cultural references even now. Here’s what you need to know.

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In 'The Great Detective,' author Zach Dundas reveals that the frenzy surrounding Sherlock Holmes isn’t strictly a Benedict Cumberbatch-related phenomenon. The master of Baker Street has always inspired fanatical devotion and feverish anticipation.